LATE MISS M. MOORE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 183, 5 July 1937, Page 2

LATE MISS M. MOORE

PULPIT TRIBUTE. The very high esteem in which the late Miss M. Moore was held throughout the district was shown by the large attendance at the luneral service, yesterday afternoon, when the Baptist Church, of which Miss Moore was a devoted member, was fi.led. Miss Moore was the leader of the senior girts' Bible class, president of the Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Union and leader of the Women’s Fellowship. A beautiful tribute was paid by the members of tiie senior girls’ Bible class, who formed a guard of honour as the casket left the church.

In eulogising the qualities of the late Miss Moore, Rev. J. C. Macky said that in her passing one of the choicest spirits they had ever known had quietly slipped away from her earthly temple to the possession of “a house not made with hands, etema! in the heavens.” Miss Moore’s name was an honoured one in the church and in the city and hundreds throughout New Zealand would deeply regret her departure. All would miss her delightful personality infectious laughter and sweet reason ableness. Sh" would bo remembered with keen admiration as one whose gifts and talents had Leon jovfu’lv devoted to her Lord and M ’stor and the aftorerfivv of a verv, beautiful life would abide for long to wa-m their hearts an' insp :, o their deeds. T’>e pall-bearers were Messrs A. A. Cvnld’c. F. Grover, ji'iir.. \. Honore W. Whitehead P. J. Reid and O Thompson. Air 11 OrMst-md represented t],n New M'inreo. The wealth of flora' tributes nod f'e oyoenfionallv 'nv«re attendance of peoi ip to nnv the'r last '-"sports to an honoured m™lipr of tha chiireli r '"- moi'=t-atei tV love which others held for Mis* Moore.

Two sisters «nd two broth"’'' are left to mourn th""- loss, Miss Elise Moo,- e fPalme-ston North). Mrs A”n"tt (Rotone). Mr a "ni'i n ' Moot" (RallV'°" B tnu Nnr+l'i' and All- Robert Moore (Christchurch),

MRS MARY DEMPSEY. Per Press Association. WANGANUI. July 5. \ link with the early days was severed bv llm death on Saturday of Airs Marv Dempsey., in her eightyeighth year. The deceased, who had resided for over 60 years in A\ antranui. was born at Lower Hiit.t in 18-U. Sho was a daughter of Air James Gilligan, an early Wellington settler. In 1868 she married Air James Dempsev at Wairoa and lived there during the troublous days of the Maori Wars, coming to Wanganui with her husband in 1875. i Deceased was a devout Catholic and was tireless in her efforts on beliM nf nianv charities. Her husband died in IP9|. She is survived bv a son, Air William Dempsey of AAellington. and one daughter, Airs Barker, of Wanganui.